hello I have been learning a lot about the BRRRR strategy and Its seems like a great way to grow a wealth during the years as my goal is to maximize my capital in a decade from nowa main way if not the biggest to create the highest grow of my money is to have a good appreciation but as I was investigating where is the best market to invest i went to the macro appreciation for the last 3 years and even last year,(the last 10 years been amazing but a lot of bad changes went I the last years for the BRRRR investors such as end of corona, mortgage rate, insurance is some areas, many great years which create a fix now) and the numbers for median property unit were awful between negative to barely increasing (Zillow) so I stopped for a second to think, is the BRRR strategy is still a great way to start investing in 2026, I know there is renovation and force appreciation in the rehab and some places even good cash flow can create  good return on your money but still for looking to create the biggest wealth you need appreciation as a main key (correct me if I'm wrong) so would really appreciate some opinions and thoughts

The biggest downside IMO is lack of available financing which craters the COC return.

That tends to tell you more about risk than the headline returns.

But after 15 years, this property is likely sitting on $150K-200K in trapped equity earning single-digit returns — and the depreciation deductions are more than half gone.

Even if rehab ate up a big chunk of that $115K, the returns are still pretty incredible.

Hi, I met someone online through a post in a meetup group and am considering being a private investor in a 2nd position lien after the bank for a down payment with a 10% return paid monthly for a short term rental.

Some still deploy equity strictly into rentals like you mentioned, but others are starting to treat equity more like a pool of capital that can move wherever the best return is  real estate, businesses, even public markets.In your experience, does real estate still consistently beat those alternatives once you factor in the borrowing cost from a HELOC?

RETURNS ANALYSIS - Levered/unlevered IRR and equity multiple - Cash-on-cash return (stabilized) - Monthly and annual cash flow projections - Exit cap rate and sale proceeds projection 9.

The real return gap is wider than the nominal numbers suggest.

I'm also optimistic that the DC economy will improve and better appreciation rates return. 3) As my goal as a new real estate investor is to build a robust portfolio over time, it seems to me that selling the only unit I have to buy another undermines the goal of "portfolio building".